Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle ★ 4.8
Tip: Closed Mondays. Open Tuesday to Thursday 9am to 8.30pm. Queue forms before opening; arrive at 9am to keep waiting time to 20 minutes.
Minced pork noodles in black vinegar sauce with pork lard, liver, fishcake, wontons and a meatball. Served dry; the acidic vinegar, fatty lard and clean pork soup alongside is the definitive Singaporean bowl.
Where to eat it: 1 restaurant across 1 city.
Tip from the editors. The black vinegar must be Zhenjiang (Chinkiang) vinegar; substitutes change the dish entirely. The ratio of vinegar to noodles determines the whole balance.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Open Tuesday to Thursday 9am to 8.30pm. Queue forms before opening; arrive at 9am to keep waiting time to 20 minutes.
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